Klara Marton

Klara Marton is a neuropsychologist with a doctoral degree in developmental psychology and a Ph.D. in speech and hearing sciences. She is interested in the development and interaction between language and cognition across the lifespan.

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In her current research, Marton focuses on the relations between various cognitive factors, such as working memory and executive functions, and language processing in monolingual and bilingual children and adults as well as in different clinical populations. She is the director of the Cognition and Language Laboratory at the CUNY Graduate Center.

Marton, K. and N. Eichorn. "Interaction Between Working Memory and Long-term Memory in Children With and Without Language Impairment." Zeitschrift für Psychologie, Special Issue: Applied Memory Research 222.2: 90-99. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2014

Marton, K. and M. Wellerstein. "What Can Social Psychology Gain From and Offer to Children With Specific Language Impairment: Social Perception of the Self and Others." Social Perception: 21st Century Issues and Challenges. Ed. J.B. Teiford. New York: Nova Publishing. 103-24. (Books and Publications: Chapter) 2008

Marton, K. and L. Kelmenson. "The Impact of Inhibition Control on Working Memory in Children With SLI." Proceedings of the Second European Cognitive Science Conference: 481-85. (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 2007

"The Role of Communication in Social Development of Individuals With Different Disorders." Studies in Special Education, Psychology, and Related Disciplines. Ed. P. Zaszkaliczky. Budapest, Hungary: College Special Education. 198-208. (in Hungarian) (Books and Publications: Chapter) 1995

"Pedagogical Analysis and Curriculum (PAC): Method to Assess the Social Development of Children With Mental Retardation." Special Education XXXII: 129-33. (in Hungarian) (Books and Publications: Peer Reviewed Article) 1987

Marton, K. and B. Epstein. CUNY Collaborative Incentive Research Grant (CIRG), for "Neurobehavioral Mechanisms Underlying Interference Control in Children With and Without Language Impairment." $28,324; 2014-15. (Grants and Fellowships) 2014

PSC-CUNY award, for "Resistance to Interference in Children With Language Impairment." 2013-14. (Grants and Fellowships) 2013

The European Union and the European Social Fund, TÁMOP, for "Assessment of Cognitive Functions in Children With Intellectual Disabilities." Principal investigator. 2010-12. (Grants and Fellowships) 2010

Hungarian Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor, for "The Measurement of Functionality: Development of a Comprehensive Assessment Material Based on WHO-ICF." Principal investigator. $150,000; 2008-10. (Grants and Fellowships) 2008

Eotvos University, Faculty of Special Education, Hungary, for "Supported Decision Making and Evidence Based Practice in Individuals With Psycho-social Deficits." Co-principal investigator. $17,000. (Grants and Fellowships) 2007

NIH/NIDCD, 1R15DC009040-01, for "The Impact of Inhibition Control on Working Memory Performance in Children With SLI." Principal investigator. $235,000; 2007-10. (Grants and Fellowships) 2007

PSC-CUNY Grant, for "Inhibition Control in Children With Specific Language Impairment." Principal investigator. $5,800; 2007-08. (Grants and Fellowships) 2007

Provost's Initiative for Research and Scholarship, Brooklyn College. (Grants and Fellowships) 2005

"Who Is Who," Hungary. (Awards and Honors) 2004

Salute to Scholars, Certificate of recognition. In honor of outstanding scholarly achievements and contributions to the creation and transmittal of knowledge, City University of New York. (Awards and Honors) 2004

Salute to Scholars, Certificate of Recognition. In honor of outstanding scholarly achievements and contributions to the creation and transmittal of knowledge, City University of New York. (Awards and Honors) 2003

PSC-CUNY Grant, for "Lexical Influence on Working Memory Performance in Children With Specific Language Impairment." Principal investigator. 2002-03. (Grants and Fellowships) 2002

Salute to Scholars, Certificate of Recognition. In honor of outstanding scholarly achievements and contributions to the creation and transmittal of knowledge, City University of New York. (Awards and Honors) 2002

"What Do We Know From Children's Errors About the Underlying Cognitive Mechanisms of Imitation?" Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) Biennial Meeting. Montreal. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2011

Marton, K., J. Scheuer, L. Campanelli and T. Egri. "Cognitive Flexibility in Children With Specific Language Impairment (SLI)." Development of Executive Functions Workshop Institute for the Study of Education and Human Development (ISED) and the European Society for Cognitive Psychology (ESCoP). Utrecht, the Netherlands. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2011

Campanelli, L., N. Eichorn, O. Savuk, J. Yoon and K. Marton. "The Impact of Working Memory and Inhibition Control on Task Switching in Children With Primary Language Impairment." Symposium on Research in Child Language Disorders. http://www.srcld.org/Archive/PresentationDetail.aspx?SUBID=2452. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2010

Eichorn, N. and K. Marton. "Cognitive and Verbal Flexibility in Preschool Children With and Without Fluency Disorders." Symposium on Research in Child Language Disorders. http://www.srcld.org/Archive/PresentationDetail.aspx?SUBID=2446. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2010

Marton, K., L. Campanelli, N. Eichorn and J. Yoon. "The Contribution of Working Memory and Inhibition Control to Task Switching in Children With and Without Language Impairment." Fifth European Working Memory Workshop. Civita Castellana, Italy. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2010

"Language Comprehension and Executive Functions in Children With Specific Language Impairment" poster. Symposium on Research in Child Language Disorders. University of Wisconsin-Madison. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2009

"Social Cognition and Language in Children With Specific Language Impairment (SLI)." The Spectrum of Developmental Disabilities XXXI: A Pragmatic View of the Social Brain." The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2009

"Why Are These Sentences So Difficult to Remember?: The Impact of Grammatical Structure on Working Memory in English-speaking and Hungarian Children." Faculty Day, Brooklyn College. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Contributed Talk) 2009

Marton, K., R.G. Schwartz and L. Kelmenson. "Interaction Between the Long-term Lexicon and Working Memory in Children With and Without SLI." XI International Congress for the Study of Child Language. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2008

"Executive Functions and Their Impact on Children's Academic and Social Life. Master Clinician Series, Brooklyn College. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2007

"The Role of Inhibition and Attention Control in Verbal and Visuo-spatial Processing Tasks." Colloquium in the Ph.D. Program in Speech and Hearing Sciences, CUNY Graduate Center. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2007

Marton, K. and L. Kelmenson. "The Impact of Inhibition Control on Working Memory in Children With SLI." The Second European Cognitive Science Conference. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2007

"Clinical Implications of Current Research as It Applies to the Child With Language and Executive Function Impairment." Master Clinician Series, Making Sense of the Language - Executive Function Overlap, Adler, Molly, Gurland LLC. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2006

"Cross-cultural Review of Praxis and Theory of Language-based Learning Disabilities." Annual Conference of the Association for Children With Dyslexia. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2004

"Interaction Among Speech Perception, Lexical Development & Working Memory in Children With Specific Language Impairment." International Workshop in Phonetics Dedicated to the Memory of Farkas Kempelen, 30-31. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2004

"Working Memory and Executive Functions in Children With Specific Language Impairment." Department of Speech Language Pathology, New York University. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2004

Marton, K. and R.G. Schwartz. "Lexicality Effects in the Working Memory of Children With SLI." American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, The ASHA Leader: 116. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2004

Marton, K., R.G. Schwartz, and J. Krasnopolsky. "Executive Functions in Children With Specific Language Impairment (SLI): Cross-linguistic Comparison of American and Hungarian Children's Working Memory Performance in Verbal and Visuo-spatial Domains." Symposium on Research in Child Language Disorders. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2004

"The Cognitive Bases of Language Processing and Language Comprehension: The Role of Working Memory in the Development of Children With Specific Language Impairment." 2nd National Meixner Conference on Dyslexia. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 2003

Marton, K., R.G. Schwartz and V. Katsnelson. "Measurement of Working Memory in American and Hungarian Children With Specific Language Impairment: Interaction Between Language Comprehension and Working Memory." Symposium on Research in Child Language Disorders. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 2003

"Memory Assessment in Children." Pedagogical Institute of Barczi College of Special Education. Hungary. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 1999

"Speech-language Development in Children With Cerebral Palsy." National Conference of Early Conductive Education. Hungary. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Invited Talk) 1999

Marton, K. and R.G. Schwartz. "The Role of Working Memory in Language Processes in American and Hungarian Children With Specific Language Impairment." VIIIth International Congress for the Study of Child Language: 148.
(Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 1999

"Marci: A Case Study of a Child With Cerebral Palsy." Annual Conference of the National Society of Logopedics and Phoniatry. Hungary. "Best Presentation" Award for Young Researchers.
(Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 1987

"Communication Therapy With Bliss Symbols in Children With Cerebral Palsy." Annual Conference of the National Society of Logopedics and Phoniatry. Hungary. (Conferences, Seminars and Symposiums: Conference Presentation) 1986